Featured Story

Our Featured articles are long reads that require more reading time than our news articles. In this section, you can find our cover stories, compelling content featuring prominent manufacturers, end-user interview with valve experts around the world, in-depth technical articles and interesting project reports from various industries, ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to power generation, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage industries.

Preventing problems before they happen

Series in which we profile some of the delegates who are set to attend the Valve World Conference 2016. First in the spotlight is Lammert Nijland, Gasunie.

You get what you inspect

Marc Simoëns, Inspector at Dow Benelux, is a firm believer in thoroughly checking valves on arrival for use in facilities like chemical plants. He will be sharing his expertise with other end users and manufacturers alike at the Valve World Conference 2016.

Enhancing pipeline integrity

Snapshot interview with Saudi Aramco’s Mr. Mohanned Waleed Tarabzouni, a plenary speaker at the Valve World Conference 2016.

API 6D within two years

Matvey Pikurov, Managing Director of Böhmer Armatura, talks to Valve World about the successful establishment of a valve plant in Kazakhstan and how key certificates have been achieved.

Innovation in offshore valves

When it comes to valves, many manufacturers are always looking to innovate. Valve World is therefore delighted to touch on valve developments that made the cut for the ONS 2016 Innovations Awards.

Neil Wagstaff: from engineer to CEO

If you will be attending this year’s Valve World Conference & Expo in Dusseldorf, then look out for a familiar face. Since retiring from the industry three years ago and purchasing a second home in The Bahamas Neil Wagstaff has kept a very low profile but plans to be in Dusseldorf to catch up with former colleagues and friends.

Ball valves for gas pipelines

The ARMATURY Group has a track-record in successfully supplying valves to North Africa. Recently, for example, ball valves together weighing over 400 tons were shipped to Algeria for use in a gas pipeline.

Actuator regulates flow at compression station

When slow speed frictions at a compression station caused a loss of air pressure a need arose to modulate the pressure throughout the network and control the direction of gas flow.

Meeting the demands of steam isolation

This case history shows how replacement valves in a high pressure steam application have reduced the previous maintenance spend in a power plant to zero.

Bitten by the valve bug

Valve World recently sat down for an Interview with Greg Whitaker who, whilst just in his early thirties, has already amassed a vast amount of knowledge of isolation, control and pressure relief valves.